soldering on a bend???

[obseen16]

hi all,

i got to move a stop tap from one side of a kitchen to the other side, i have chased out the concrete floor for the pipe, but where it comes up to the current stop tap the pipe is on a bend and i have to try and solder an elbow on it. i have tried to chip away at the surrounding concrete to see if there is a straight piece of pipe lower down but so far i haven't found it.

any ideas???

p.s the pipe is 15mm copper.

 

[NickH]

Really avoid soldering on the bend, firstly the pipe will be thinner from the bending process and secondly it's unlikely to be round enough to fit the joint properly. I wouldn't want to try it for a critical joint like that. Keep digging !

 

[obseen16]

hi nick,

thanks for the advice, i kept digging (bout 3" deeper in concrete) and eventually found a piece that was straight(ish) job done. took ages due to hacking out the concrete and cleaning the pipe up, but it is done and leak free.

thanks mate.